This one is twisted.
I love it.
Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Sep 20, 2007 10:53:07 am PDT #3882 of 28212
brillig
Katerina Bee - Sep 20, 2007 10:53:44 am PDT #3883 of 28212
Herding cats for fun
I guess that after seeing a dumpster full of hardback books at the paper recyclers, my Book Protector Response has been reset to a whole new level. Making Stuff out of books doesn't bother me. Much.
I still hate the story about interior decorating with leatherbound books that had to be cut in half to fit on teeny not deep enough shelves. There's probably not enough hellfire for that book destroyer.
Laga - Sep 20, 2007 10:57:35 am PDT #3884 of 28212
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
This one is twisted.
Much funnier for me having just watched Ricky Gervais' take on Humpty Dumpty on YouTube.
I still hate the story about interior decorating with leatherbound books that had to be cut in half to fit on teeny not deep enough shelves. There's probably not enough hellfire for that book destroyer.
I agree but then also, if they had made shelves out of the leatherbound books, that seems OK to me. My reverence for books is not immutable.
Ginger - Sep 20, 2007 11:34:51 am PDT #3885 of 28212
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have an immediate visceral reaction to anyone damaging a book. When I see decorators doing things like drilling through a couple of leatherbound books to make a lamp, I have to look away. I won't buy from any dealer who strips prints from books, and when I'm in a really bad mood at an antique show, I'll tell other people that they're participating in a heinous crime. The sad part is that most old illustrated books are worth way more cut up.
I am okay with destroying Readers' Digest Condensed Books. As a lamp, they're serving a higher purpose.
Laga - Sep 20, 2007 11:44:34 am PDT #3886 of 28212
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I am okay with destroying Readers' Digest Condensed Books.
I'd even go so far as to say I'm in favor of it.
Toddson - Sep 20, 2007 12:27:19 pm PDT #3887 of 28212
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And it gives you light to read REAL books by!
Strega - Sep 20, 2007 12:39:31 pm PDT #3888 of 28212
Okay, why has no one told me about Gideon Defoe before?
Er, probably forgetfulness? I thought I had mentioned the Pirates! books here somewhere, but I might have just intended to.
Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2007 12:49:01 pm PDT #3889 of 28212
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hee. I noticed you on his flist and wondered why I hadn't heard you mention them before.
le nubian - Sep 20, 2007 1:19:21 pm PDT #3890 of 28212
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
All, Slate has a marvelous article about Madeleine L'Engle that I thought some of you would appreciate.
Katerina Bee - Sep 20, 2007 1:24:02 pm PDT #3891 of 28212
Herding cats for fun
Now I feel sad about all the old illustrated books I never bought before somebody could cut them apart for prints.
I feel mean now. I think I'll go buy a Reader's Digest Condensed Book at Goodwill. First I'll put lots of highlighting into it. Then I'll fold over pages at random. After that comes the Exacto Knife Follies and the Hot Glue Gun Debacle, followed by extra glitter and sprinkles. That should be foul enough to relieve my feelings.